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Strength exercise

V-Sit

How to do it

  1. Lie flat on the back with the legs extended and the arms extended overhead.
  2. Brace the core and simultaneously lift the torso and legs off the floor.
  3. Reach the hands toward the toes at the top and pause there, balancing the V position on the sit bones rather than flowing straight through the rep.
  4. Hold the balance for a beat while the hip flexors keep the legs locked in the raised V shape.
  5. Exhale as the body rises into the V and inhale as it lowers back toward the floor.
  6. Lower under control without letting the legs or torso drop suddenly, avoiding using momentum to swing back up.

Muscles worked

CoreThe group of trunk muscles across the abdomen, sides, and lower back that stabilize the spine and pelvis and transfer force between the upper and lower body. All Core exercises
Hip FlexorsGroup of muscles including the iliopsoas responsible for lifting the thigh toward the torso. All Hip Flexors exercises

Related Core exercises

Flutter KickL-SitL-Sit (Floor)L-Sit (Parallel Bars)L-Sit (Rings)Scissor Kick
Type
Strength
Equipment
Bodyweight
Primary muscles
Core, Hip Flexors
Measured in
Reps and weight
Tools
1RM Calculator